Happy World Cross Stitch Day!

In the strange and horrible year that is 2020, we should still find time to celebrate the things we love, especially the things that give us a moment's respite from everything going on. In that vein - Happy World Cross Stitch Day 2020!

These are a few of the Christmas ornaments I've stitched over the last three years! All are from various issues of the Just Cross Stitch Ornament Special.

This particular ornament was actually the very first pillow ornament I ever stitched! It was my first time using metallic floss as well, which is just gorgeous. I glued the pillow together at the top left, because I didn't really understand how to make it otherwise.

I stitched this ornament last year, and it was also a first - my first time stitching on a 32 count linen! This one is from Picture This Plus, in Stellar (please appreciate how far back in my email I had to search to find that). I seem to remember I accidentally stitched the centre square in reverse - I think it was supposed to be like an Algerian eye kind of stitch but I didn't know what that was, so I made it up as I went.

Please, take the time today to admire some of your stitching! Search out a new project, put a few stitches in an old WIP, admire a finished piece - and enjoy your day!

- Cedie

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